Arsene Wenger will have a defensive headache for the new season after Arsenal centre-back Per Mertesacker suffered a knee injury. Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker will be out for "a few months" with a knee injury, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. Mertesacker was not named in Arsenal's squad for their tour of the United States on Monday, having sustained the problem during last Friday's friendly against Lens And following reports that the Germany World Cup winner could be out for up to five months, Wenger announced he would be without the experienced centre-back for the foreseeable future, although he did not place a timescale on his expected return. As Laurent Koscielny...
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